Political activist Gene Stilp has postponed his plans to burn a hybrid Nazi/Confederate flag on the steps of the York County Judicial Center or the county Administrative Center.

County solicitor Glenn Smith informed Stilp on Nov. 27 that his request for permission to burn the flag in protest against white supremacy and hatred has been denied. The flag burning had been scheduled for Nov. 29.

Smith said Wednesday that Stilp's request was rejected because he failed to seek permission 60 days in advance and did not provide the $100 fee with his application. Those are two basic requirements to get authorization for any type of demonstration on county property.

"Mr. Stilp’s request did not satisfy the initial requirements of the (governing county) ordinance," Smith said. "Accordingly, his request was denied."

Smith explained that the county gave Stilp's request no further consideration because of those shortcomings.

Smith said the county will reconsider Stilp's request if he resubmits his demonstration application in compliance with the county ordinance.

In his earlier response to Stilp, Smith also informed him that he would be open to arrest for defiant trespass should he proceed with the demonstration after being denied permission.

Stilp is a former Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania House, the man behind the original, handmade Statue of Liberty that stood in the Susquehanna River north of Harrisburg, the designer of the Flight 93 Memorial flag and was named Citizen of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2005.

To date, Stilp has burned his combination flag at courthouses in Columbia, Perry, Luzerne, Adams, Union and Northumberland counties and at NASCAR events in Talladega, Ala., Martinsville, Va., and Dover, Del.

In January of that year, Matt Hale, leader of the World Church of the Creator, a white supremacist group, spoke at Martin Memorial Library. His visit resulted in violence between his supporters and anarchists who violently oppose his racist cause.

Police arrested 25 from among the estimated 350 people who showed up that day. There was some minor property damage, and eight people were treated and released from local hospitals for minor injuries.